Vía de la Plata Stage 3

At this stage we can choose whether we want to continue to Xinzo or take another variant of the road Laza We leave Monterrei behind and at the fork beside the castle we take the road on the left, among vineyards, pines and broom, and continue along the route to Albarellos. Infesta lies about 4 km away, in the municipality of Monterrei. We travel through the valley bathed by the River Albarellos, adorned in spring by large extensions of amber gorse, broom and mimosas. We continue to Rebordondo, with its traditional architecture, large houses and stonework, and to Penaverde, another authentic hamlet. Now the landscape is made up of five conical hills which rise above 800 metres. The heights of As Estivadas (849 m) await us. Farther on, Viladerrei and Trasmiras (the municipal capital). The most genuine popular architecture continues to define these Stages of the Camino. The villages on the plains have resisted wind and the rigour of the sun which blazes fiercely in summer. Sometimes it appears to be a Castilian landscape rather than the land of Galicia. [Stage details] Start: Verín · End: Xinzo de Limia 34.8 km · about 8h 00min · difficulty medium